Soul or spirit of a dead person or animal that can appear to the living

The witch of Endor conjures the ghost of Samuel; Saul bows before him on the right. Etching, 18th century.

Poster advertising the entertainment of the Davenport Brothers.

Macbeth consults the three witches; an apparition appears of a bloody child, who calls Macbeth's name three times. Engraving by W. Byrne, 1773, after E. Edwards.

Saul collapses as the witch of Endor conjures Samuel from the dead. Wood engraving after J. Schnorr von Carolsfeld.

Saul bows to Samuel after the witch of Endor has conjured him from the dead. Mezzotint, 1795.

The highwayman Dick Turpin, on horseback, sees a phantom riding next to him. Lithograph by W. Clerk, ca. 1839.

The Hammersmith Ghost.

Witchcraft and magic: a man conducting magic rites, devils and a ghost appearing, and a hunter cowering in terror. Coloured etching.

A boy entering a darkened barn, frightened by what he fears is a ghost but is an owl. Etching by R. Pollard and aquatint by F. Jukes, 1785, after R.M. Paye.

The risen Christ appears as a ghost to the apostles. Lithograph, 1835, after G. Huret, 1664.

Sir Francis Burdett conjuring up a ghost, expecting it to be that of Lord Edward Fitzgerald, but the ghost of William Pitt the younger appears. Coloured etching by G. Cruikshank, 1813.

The mystery and lore of apparitions : with some account of ghosts, spectres, phantoms and boggarts in early times / by C.J.S. Thompson.

A man who has rented a haunted castle is asked to shave the ghost of a deceased barber. Etching by G. Cruikshank, 1861.

1 print : engraving with watercolour ; image 15.8 x 28.8 cm

A group of men from the Ministry sit drinking around a table in celebration of the Catholic emancipation bill as the ghost of Charles James Fox appears on the right and Sheridan falls off his chair to vomit over a copy of a petition. Engraving by Adolphe after W. O'Keefe, 1807.

A vision  Shewing the sudden and surprising appearances, the celestial mein [sic] and heavenly conversation of the departed spirit of Mr. Yeamans, late student at Yale college, to and with Mr. H. Goodwin, his friend and class-mate. Tending to astonish, edify and instruct [Eleven lines of quotations].

1 print : stipple engraving, with etching ; platemark 30.3 x 39.2 cm

Death disguised as the knight William and his lover Lenore ride past ghostly figures of Death. Stipple engraving by Harding after Lady Diana Beauclerk, 1796.

The exorcism of a ghost. Engraving by E. Portbury, 1827, after F.P. Stephanoff.

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Ghosts

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A man who has rented a haunted castle is asked to shave the ghost of a deceased barber. Etching by G. Cruikshank, 1861.

A group of men from the Ministry sit drinking around a table in celebration of the Catholic emancipation bill as the ghost of Charles James Fox appears on the right and Sheridan falls off his chair to vomit over a copy of a petition. Engraving by Adolphe after W. O'Keefe, 1807.

A vision Shewing the sudden and surprising appearances, the celestial mein [sic] and heavenly conversation of the departed spirit of Mr. Yeamans, late student at Yale college, to and with Mr. H. Goodwin, his friend and class-mate. Tending to astonish, edify and instruct [Eleven lines of quotations].

Death disguised as the knight William and his lover Lenore ride past ghostly figures of Death. Stipple engraving by Harding after Lady Diana Beauclerk, 1796.

The exorcism of a ghost. Engraving by E. Portbury, 1827, after F.P. Stephanoff.

Ghosts

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Images referencing Ghosts

Works from the collections

A man who has rented a haunted castle is asked to shave the ghost of a deceased barber. Etching by G. Cruikshank, 1861.

A group of men from the Ministry sit drinking around a table in celebration of the Catholic emancipation bill as the ghost of Charles James Fox appears on the right and Sheridan falls off his chair to vomit over a copy of a petition. Engraving by Adolphe after W. O'Keefe, 1807.

Death disguised as the knight William and his lover Lenore ride past ghostly figures of Death. Stipple engraving by Harding after Lady Diana Beauclerk, 1796.

The exorcism of a ghost. Engraving by E. Portbury, 1827, after F.P. Stephanoff.

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